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FOUR ALUMNI TO RECEIVE DEGREES
PERMANENT OFFICERS
GEN. R. I. REES GIVES ADDRESS
Prominent Graduates are Given Honorary Awards
Eighty-three Seniors Receive Degrees This Year
H. P. DAVlS, 8. S. FULLER, S. S. EDMANDS AND H. P. EDDY ARE THE RECIPIENTS
WORCESTER TECHWILL CONFER FIVE HONORARY DEGREES AT COMMENCEMENT FRIDAY
Puur Rraduates of the Jnstituta will be rm.:.~nted wl~h honurnry degrco:s n1 the commeoccrnan~ C'Xt-rrises <m ju1tt: 13 Tlw degree u! n..rtnr of Engineer ing will he conferred on Harry l"hilhp~ Dav1s, vi ce-prcsid~nt vf the Wc"t inghnm<c Electrk & ;\hlnufat•tutin.: Compnn) ann chairmAn tlf the boortl or chrt.'ctor.;, of the Nutinnal Uroadc-.t.~ting t'11mpany: Henry J vne!; PuUcr. OC/, J!nrtner in the Wall Stree~ btutking E WJ\I, DBMAR t'A R L~ON boul!C of Alfred & l ' ompany; Sa.tn\)el \ ' i<'e· Prt!Sldt>nl Sunmo;r lklmonruc, '99, director of the Schovl ,,{ Science and Technology. Pnm Jrhllitute. Urooldyn, N \' .• nnd llam~un I' Bddv. 'AA, ~cnior memlwr in tha firm oi ~l !'lt'illf & Eddy, cansuli. mg engineers, Uostun. 1~lr. Uavis l!rndulttt:rl {rom thtl Wllr· ~·cs~t:r Poly t~t'hnic lnMitute in 1~00 ~.Perman "ith tb~ tle~;rt!C l>f llllchelor of ~cit:nt~ rn eltruit•nl en~im·cnn~e lie i$ JHOffiJ nent among the men acth•e 111 atTnitll .\j, thv n rln l cl~ctions u! the &·n.i~tr vf the clecukaJ hltlu~lry. T o hnn he· lcUIIIl! the title of futhcr (){ mdlo:l l til\.'- {'lall..~. lwld rl!rcontly, E. \\'nl lh~mnr l'n.rl phone IJruudcB~ting, [or hil> a\:lJ\•Iti«:l" SOil WilE dN•t('tl I ll lhl! pu•i tit) II (l{ per· Thrnu)!bout and lender;Jllp In th~ btoru.lt.l.din~; mrtnent Vhoc· P1'esiflent h1,.; lir1: here nl T ech he hns l•ccn prom· !Continued on Pasrot 3. Cui. 2 1 uwnt in ndiV1tlts or all kmcl~. both nth!Nic :11111 srholll.l'til.' .\~ n memher c.r !t1nlbr~ll \t•am tor four venrs h!! rtirl gtt•nt W•Jrk in the lltw ugninst op..
Commenc.,mcn~ Exerdses 'I\11Jl be- held in the Alumni Gym on tl'tiday morn· ing at 10 ·00 o'eloek As the f.pealcer of tha momin~ Cc.onornl R. 1. Reea, Vicc-Prel\ldent uf the Hell Telepbone Lnht)Mtorles, will Kfvc tbe Commencement lllC.!l•nge lO the Seniors Of 1930. T he following men will rec:cive degrees:
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CLASS BANQUET IS WELL ATTENDED
Event is Held at Indian Lodge on Webster Lake VAUDEVILLE ACTORS FURNISH AMUSEMENTS FOR BANQUET-
ALL SENIORS ATTEND ihe Clnss t!f 1930 ufficl!tlly Pflt•nt'd
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c:ommt:n<·cmcon t w~ek ncth·itles 1'ul:' rln> evcnmg w1tb the •erlh)r h:m· IIU~l. Th1s 11o an unnunl ~mur t"cnt nnrl i!S he1d pl"etttlhlQ grnduallnn ext:r C'l~eq, Thil; :•ea.r'li ('l:lcbrntlo n wll~ htlrl Ill t.he bet1utih1l h 11h1111 Lodge on \\'cb·
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l•;in~: attended by tilt! memherl" uf th•' l.'lltQo: 0 1 IU30, whHht:r t.'Tarluatmt: thi~ ~ellr or not 1'ran!IJJ11rtntitm wru: by (lrl\'n \I' cars nntl ~pc•·lnl buses. \I Luwrcn('c Ptice, the 1u·e61rlen1. of the cla~~. wn• the ws<;tmaster of the
C\Cillll)l, flllht"''UlJ,l tht cstabli~hc:d cu.~· tum The lat·ulw gvun we:r~ "Pete' Brglt.:r J E Fitrg~·rald and l:l.ludc Sehl illt~)·. After Uw banqu~t tprcc !(irl'< tlnd twt.l fellvl'~ (rom the Kc1'lh· Orpheum Ctruuit turnished thtl cn~cr· l;tll!nltnl for the t \'ltning '' h1coh sn f:utl.-d "'vero.1J c .,~er ~ung and dant-e uunt\x rs. Th., su~'<'e!;S uf the ha nq U(·t ~oit- tlue in n IAr)!C pArt hi tht lur~:c Qtlemlon<.:e mHl ol$0 probl.\bly to the fa\1 that thi~ wa.• the \11s~ !liHht:ring u( tht! "'bole clo.-., l;efme the formal
hies of graduation
Wll.l,.li\M J. NE\VIIOLD Rccreta ry
M. LA WR!INOI~ PR1I''It Presidep1.
CLASS OF '30 HONORS CARLSON
NEWBOLD CHOSEN CLASS SECRETARY
Popular Senior Elected ent Vice-President
Has Held Many Managerial Posi-
tions Here
Wht•n tl1c ~·mora ulertcd Bill New· Ctlur!le in Mcrhanlral En11ineerin~~:, hold permnncnl <rf,Cl'etary ol the clan Acrun Mu tics I hc:y 1·hose une ur the mo1 t cvnscien· Avne i\ugwn Luomll. J vbn Ricl\a.rd li<lU$ men 1.10 tha lllll. BiiJ has held 11 num•x·r of Pl'lt>iliotlf Ar<>und the Parker, llcnty Adulph Pearson, Gtoorp ~ch<Wl, null in l!ach he ha!' dune bu; !Continued on Pare 3, Col. 3) work lCl thl.' bel\~ of h111 nb!Hty-and thili R!~;nillcll 1l was don(l fill well 11~
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t'fJUlrl do il. nill cnme tu 1111 fmm Plullhing High Sl'hool 111 19'.!11 and qu1ckly made n name fur bim~f tm lht: IIIII, eepec.i·
He nlso ••umpeted Ill
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nll intcrfrn tenuLy ,.,.ull<~ nll(f bru: bct:n a 111c-mher of uw .\ A lie h.llll mflde nn iml)IJ~ul)l re~·urd m n•hoktr,;hip h<•rt' un 1he II ill whi<"h is <,hown Ht lca~t pr1rtiolly, by the record ui h•,nonu\· ~·wi~:tie~ t o y, h1~h he hao; l~e:cn tk•·wrl .\1 rtw••nt l'l~:df!ln~r uu~r· !IISC" we lui\ e """"" thu~ llf whit h l11· '" (!'unUnu<•t l on Pogc :l, I "ol. 3)
PERMANENT
TREAS.ELECTED
Myrton Finney Receives Deserved Honor F'ctr lbe Jl~t two "1'111'11 Mrrt. ha• !>. c:n holrlinu rlowo the me .nov !tags i11r
the ~ IO!ill nf 1030.
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he cfikicnt In this capnri t y, and be· ~au~e hi-" dl\ malt'!! flftft·rrccl 1(1 uhc th~1r rlutl(, R"Fc~<;m• rtl:~. anti uthn pe t-unUU'\' awuunt~ to him, thc>y eleeu:rl hinl penT~<IIWill ttea~\lfl'r Not all hi~ :lhili tw~> lit• iii finanre•, h11wevcr, Cor 1he IIvii ~enior pin yeti fmu· vcars ,,£ va·si.tr fnuthnll and t'RJ1taincd the team 1:1. 1 \'cnr \\'ilh the Slim<' rhnracterisdf' ,·igor and tlewrminlltlt•n whirb be -bowed nn 1lu. t.'lidiron ,\lrrt hill gone thorugb hie. cour~ wlthr)ul succumh• ,n~ w thrl\ e\·l!f pUIJUIIlr fill h yenr As pret:itlent uf the ~tudc:nl panel of the ,\ l' I' E .. he found nmple op· !Continued on Page 3. C'ol 3 )
O!uri'C in Meeh.n.olenl Enginel!ting Albert At,rnbnm 8:Lron, Roberl. Stud· ley llcnnett John Willlartl.ll Conl!!y, Al· hert St~nley Corbin, Georg-e Wllllam (.;r(J!Itlll'v, William l>wigbt 'Davld~n, llcrl.lt:n Webh Onvi~. Edward Tbumu P(l~t, Jr .. Wttller lfo ract f'rtnch, R ogc:r Thl>mn!l l'lriswold, WiUtnm \VCl>ley Jaa. per, Jr . William )\lhn Newbold, Cllrl Gu.6U\Ve Nonlmn rk, George Emery Per · reo.ult. Marion Lawrence PfiCe, Nonnan LowrtlltC Shnw, Prnnris J>a.rker Smith, llnrry Arnold Sorensen, J~ph Thomaa Tnwtcr, F.llis Uobnrt WhitAker, C'ba.rles Lcei1C WriMht.
~n RTtJN P FIX~EY
Tren,.urer
PRICE HONORED BY CLASSMATES Marion L. Price is Elected Permanent President A qui(·l y<Jun)! m:tn reg.stered w1th
the dau of 1!13i'l
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nlly thr<Jugh h•~ ac:tivltics uf which be hnd mnny. Thraughou.t his yeurJ ~~ Tct:h, Red hn!l hl!t•u n mnins t.ay Qn lhc '1'1~1"11 NEWS, fl-rs:~ as n reporter, tlum as a junior Editur, and final ly ns lrontinu<!d on Page 3, <'ol. 41
PLANS COMPLETED FOR CLASS DAY
Murifm L Pric..o
fn>m Palm Hi:~tl'h, I lorida, and WM k rwwn M ~~·h fr,r (I few llh tlr1 woolca. f'uur yearll later, on tlie eve of the dMs ,,[ IU31.1'llo ~,:rttdltU tir>O, the~ nrt: rew mt·n wh•t are n••L fa.miliar wtth the reo ct• ntl y elc.·dtrl 11<:rmunent Pre~idcnl of 1hc :>cninr C'htll.'l In hi!! four yt'nn. here nt Tcrh "Coolcit•" hall mofle n nome lor himscll 111 mr•!lt of the ·rc•~h aciiVIUeli.
.\t the end ,r th~·ir S.:ni~:~r year tht ds•- c,f 1930 det·t.ecl "<'ookie'' Prite h,q permanent. prCSiclent anti not without ju~t c11 u~e liS he hwl held the tmMtimt of presirlcnt oi hit~ d11ss during throll tlrevrnu~ tenn~> "I lll>l. ie" startetl httld· in(: elMS ofii<' · ht firlft )'CRT U t the 1t1stitute when hf' ht'ld the office tiC 1'13~" l.rellsurer the lirH ~erm nnt.l ciMa •rc-rctary the ~h'<lllll term Not !)nl}' wrLA "l'f'u1l..ie" activr hi!! clll'"' uftkes l uL nl!o in aU oul.lide
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!Continued on Pagl' 2 C<>l Z)
Senior Prom to Feature Roman's Orchestra Thun<day uf Senior \Veek has been de!tignntt<d 111 elMs cUJ.y. Thi.a selection il in llu·orrlnnce with an old Tech custom which flit•utlcs tll11.t CIII.S.Il day .mus~ lnvnrinl>ly cnroe on n. Thur8'1ay. All thf!' shop•. lnoorntories, buildinns. and the swtmmlni pool will be open t.o visitor$ from 9 30 A M. until n(l(ln and r1ll d!'partnlent~< ul\'itc in,peetion. The nmlUI11 met:ting Qf tho Corp(lrntion win take pht\1! nt JO·:lO A. M 'The Rf'niur Clag:-~ exerd!llll 1vill be&{n u 2 30 1'. M. \lll tlle South Cam pus in fr'lnt of Be,~ nton flAi l. M Lawrence Price. thtt pcrmam:.nt pruidtnt ol the ¢las!, wall ~rive the acJdreM of welcome and J're~<enl the t'lass sift tO the scilO(Ji E Wt~ld euiar ('-nrl~n, vire-prtlfiden~ ot IConhnued on .Pa11e 4, Col. I)
DR. T. S. ROY WILL ADDRESS 1930 Will Speak Tonieht at Central Church DR. A. W. EWELL WILL LEAD 1111 PROCESSION- RECEPTION TO BE HELD TO GRADUATES I The Baccalaureate Service -.lll take phtl'C «lnight at c~nlral church. at 8 ;00 o'rl~k. after t.he reception of the arad· uat intr dUll, 'fruskell, P'ac:ulty a n d Bnt'colnurente gue~ls at President Rnrlc'a home. Dircl"lfy a fter the recep. tion, which will take place at 7 · 16. tho procession, led by Dr. A . W. Ewell, (ull~>wed by tbe j[taduadng claslt, 1 netruC'tors, Pacuh.y, Trull~. and tht'n the ProfelCI<oNJ at the heads or the va rl· ouR rlepartment!l, Presil'lont Earle, Or. Knapp, W'ld Or. Roy, the Baccalaureate fltenvher, in a gro up, will make. ita way to Lht.' church, wlu:re the service wiU 1"!«1 held Tbe Tiaccal•urcate Sermon w11l be gi\•en by Or, Thomas S. R oy, frpm tho Fir$~ Bapti~t Churclt in Worcester. Dr, Roy i& already wdl-known and very well-liked here on the "Hill." AI· though he has only helm in Worcesttt n yenr he hAa c-ome to lnke a prominent. pnrt in the nct~vJt:ies of Worc.ester churche11, aa well tiS in Tech iHo. IJo Is a lru!!tee or tho t~~hool and hu (('ootio11ed on Page 4. Col. 2)